30SepTime is running out to take the American Transportation Research Institute’s 2022 Top Industry Issues Survey. The annual survey asks trucking industry stakeholders to rank the top issues of concern for the industry along with potential strategies for addressing each issue. Now in its 18th year, ATRI’s annual analysis not
26SepMotor carriers will pay substantially less for Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement (UCR) fees beginning in 2023. Overall, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced a roughly 31% decrease in the UCR fees. For example, carriers with one to two trucks paid $59 in UCR fees for the registration
23SepThe U.S. Senate has confirmed the nomination of Robin Hutcheson to become the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Administrator Hutcheson has served as FMCSA Deputy Administrator since mid-January 2022. In 2021, Hutcheson was the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Safety Policy for the U.S. Department of Transportation. As
21SepBy, Steve Vaughn, vice president field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance When I was a rookie highway patrolman, a veteran law enforcement officer took me out roadside along an open Interstate highway. “I could sit here 20 years,” he said, “and never see a crash.” He then drove us back to
12SepA group of large motor carriers has applied to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for an exemption from federal drug testing regulations. The Trucking Alliance wants an employer’s knowledge of a driver’s positive hair test to be reported to FMCSA’s Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse and to other motor carriers
8SepA family doctor found himself frequently stopped on the street by patients hoping for a quick diagnosis of whatever ailed them. The doctor never wanted to offend his patients, but at the same time, he hesitated to provide medical advice outside his clinic. During one such episode, he saw his
5SepIn this two-part series, we look at three common interstate truck routes and demonstrate the cumulative savings that bypassing weigh stations with PrePass provides. In the first part, we examined the western route between Salt Lake City, UT and Riverside, CA. Now we tackle a truck route in the East
29AugBy, Steve Vaughn, vice president field operations, PrePass Safety Alliance Every fleet manager is looking for new truck drivers. And not just new drivers – safe new truck drivers. So, every fleet manager and their company’s human resources department should go through the same steps: Require an employment application and
25AugThere are many myths in the trucking industry, and some may cost you time, money, and even fuel. Listen to this new episode of the “Eyes on the Road” trucking podcast to learn which myths about weigh station bypass service simply are not true. Host Evan Lockridge talks with PrePass
22AugWith the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration once again considering the idea of mandating speed limiters on most tractor-trailers, PrePass examines use of the devices in different parts of the world. In Part One we looked at speed limiter mandates in other countries. In this part, we review research and
17AugThe debate over speed limiters on trucks has returned. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reopened a 2016 rulemaking on the issue in May of 2022. Since then, comments about the plan are reportedly pouring in to the agency, even though an actual regulatory proposal is not anticipated until spring
11AugIn a recent PrePass blog about truck size and weight, we asked a basic question. Why, in this world of innovation, do we even have truck size and weight limits? Our answer was: First, they help highway and bridge designers know what equipment will be traveling on the highways. That
